With Deputy President William Ruto studiously silent on controversial changes to the Jubilee leadership in the Senate which saw two of his top lieutenants stripped of lucrative posts, vocal Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has sought to fill the gap, taking aim at the party’s senators from the Rift Valley who participated in removals.
Mr Sudi, a close ally of the DP, has directed his anger at Senators Samson Cherargei (Nandi), Prof Margaret Kamar (Uasin Gishu) and Dr Michael Mbito (Trans Nzoia) whom he accused of betraying Mr Ruto, saying they will face the wrath of voters in the next elections.
The senators, except for Mr Cherargei, have neither publicly rejected or denied participating in last week’s State House meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta that saw Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen and Majority Whip Susan Kihika dropped from the lucrative posts.
Prof Kamar has not responded to the Nation’s request for a comment on whether she was at State House but last week, she confirmed that she signed a protest letter by Ms Kihika to the Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka following the changes.
Mr Sudi confirmed he was at Ms Kihika’s office when Prof Kamar signed the letter but that they asked her to sign it despite knowing she had already appended her signature to the State House one.
